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"The Donner Party" is on American Experience on PBS

I read an accounting of this years ago!  Thanks!

Cannibalism....not my favorite subject.That's right,
 
The story isn't so much about cannabalism as it is the tragedy of a group of families making a bad decision that cost the lives of 41 of 86 people and the hardships they suffered and the faith and loyalties as was actually diaried.
 
LEV
Hi Lev, I live very close to the area where this drama occurred and have visited the Donner Summit area many times.  I want to see this particular show due to the misinformation and the padding of the story for sensationalism that other movies and shorts have given it.   It was definately one of the poorest historical decisions ever made.  I hope that this is a fair account, if one can be given.  Eating human flesh is one of life's big no no's but if my life depended on it or if my child was starving I think I'd do exactly what some of the party did. Lindy  
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